- Honbyakushō
Honbyakushō (本百姓)- Type of
peasant ("hyakushō"; 百姓) in pre-modernJapan . They were the actual owners of farmland in villages, and it fell to them to pay taxes for the village. However, this also made them very active in village government.Following the middle of the
Edo period , honbyakushō were also called takamochi-hyakushō (高持百姓).References
* [http://db.gakken.co.jp/jiten/ha/525420.htm Short description of honbyakushō]
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